Fondly referred to as the âTriangleâ by residents, the area in central North Carolina taken up by Raleigh and Durham (and Chapel Hill) is a mish-mash of cultures. Each city has its own attractions and is each easily accessible from the Raleigh-Durham International Airport.
The huge storm tops the list of the most powerful in human history. Winds roared at a calculated 220 mph and Energy Secretary Jericho Petilla reported a 10-foot surge in one village in Leyte. âIt is the most powerful storm ever to make landfall,â Weather Channel lead meteorologist Michael Palmer told NBC News. âIt is as strong a typhoon as you can get, basically.â.
Hurricane Irma has become the most powerful Atlantic hurricane on record, category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scaleâover 800 miles wide, roughly the size of Texas, sustained winds of over 185 miles per hour for more than 24 hours, gusts over 200 mphâand it has made landfall in the Caribbean.